2010 year end re-cap

Sorry I haven't had the "usual" posts up yet. I'm nearing the end of this pregnancy & it's really starting to take a toll on me....I promise I'll try to be more on top of it this coming week, assuming of course, baby doesn't come early!

Every year, I track my "savings" to see how well (or not) I did using coupons. Here are my "stats" for calendar year 2010:

Before coupons total = $9,838.42
After coupons total = $5,690.99
Total coupons savings = $3,968.79
Total # coupons redeemed = 1653
Total # items purchased = 2948
Average % savings = 46%

I earned a total of $505.37 in rebates.

I also saved 85c by using re-usable bags. This is something that I want to increase during 2011. Not only is it good for the environment, but it puts money back in my pocket!

I earned $428.70 in giftcards. This includes those won as a prize, a reward or received as a gift.

Year to Date savings

Like last year, I began keeping track of the # of coupons I used in each shopping trip, as well as the total amount spent and total amount saved using coupons. Check out last year's numbers here.


In 2009, I spent a total of $8525.96 and saved $7712.22 using coupons. I purchased 4475 items and redeemed 2573 coupons throughout the year.

In addition to my coupon savings, I also tracked rebates I earned $1809.75, and giftcards I redeemed $956.07.


For 2010, I plan on also tracking the amount saved when using re-useable bags, granted this amount won't be high, but every little bit helps, not to mention it's GREAT for the environment. I am also going to change the way I track my giftcards, because I know for a fact that I've redeemed more than what I posted, just didn't track where (fast food purchases mostly). So, instead of tracking how much I redeem, I will track them as I receive them.